Injuries Follow Buckley, Knights

College football report - ON THE KNIGHTS BEAT

Buckley, who had high hopes for his senior season at UCF, missed most of five consecutive games with a knee injury before returning to the starting lineup Saturday at Georgia Southern.

Then he broke his thumb in the first half, and now he will miss Saturday's game against Savannah State at the Citrus Bowl.

According to UCF coach Gene McDowell, the defensive backfield will be juggled, and sophomore Travis Johnson will replace Buckley in the starting lineup Saturday.

Buckley wasn't the only casualty in UCF's second consecutive defeat. Tight end Kevin Bennett sustained a knee injury and is expected to miss the rest of the season. Replacing him is freshman John Wouda from Evans High School.

McDowell said the Knights will continue to use both Darin Hinshaw and Ron Johnson at quarterback, and he might even use Travis Peeples.

''Until we start getting a fabulous performance from somebody there, we're going to play more than one quarterback,'' McDowell said.

Although the Knights were held without a touchdown for the second consecutive game - McDowell said no real changes in the offense will be made.